Article: Studies from Mustafa Kemal University, Medical Department in the area of arthritis published.

According to a study from Hatay, Turkey, "Rheumatoid arthritis is a lifelong systemic disease that can affect any Joint with a synovium. Managing intubation in patients with rheumatoid disease is a special challenge in these patients especially if specific joints, which play an important role during intubation, are affected."

"We aimed to investigate if there was a correlation between the activity and duration of the disease and the commonly used predictors of difficult intubation in rheumatoid arthritis. Sixty-six patients with the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and 60 control patients were Included in the study. Patient characteristics were recorded. Body ...

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